The team was first revealed at the RTX 2015 RWBY Panel on August 7th, 2015.[2] At New York Comic Con 2015 on October 8th, 2015, footage from the episode "Round One" was released as exclusive content by Nerdist.[3]

The fighting styles of Team ABRN (particularly Arslan) were stated on the DVD commentaries to be intended to have an Eastern martial arts influence, to reflect the fact that they come from Haven.[4]